Physiological characteristics of America's Cup sailors

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1141-1152

  Bernardi, Marco ^a,b   Quattrini, Filippo M ^a,c   Rodio, Angelo ^b,c   Fontana, Giuseppe ^b,d   Madaffari, Andrea ^b   Brugnoli, Marco ^e   Marchetti, Marco ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Mascalzone Latino Health and Fitness Team ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^d ACI Global   (Italy)

^e Research and Development   (Italy)

Author keywords

All out test; Grinding activity; Oxygen consumption; Recovery; Sailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SAILOR; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SHIPS; SPORTS;

EID: 34447268729     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701287172     Document Type: Article

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